"What was that?!" Shu, steadying himself, looked in the direction of the sound.
With the little bit of light left, Shu squinted and saw a black dot in the sky.
No, it was many black dots! They were like ink spat onto a blank scroll. They rapidly grew larger and larger.
At the same time, the whistling sound grew louder and louder, becoming almost deafening.
Before long, those black dots had already passed over their heads. It was at this moment that Shu was able to see the true form of those black dots…
They were countless Seraph-Class Honkai beasts!
Weren't they supposed to be mosquitoes?! What is this?! And what were those explosive sounds? A swarm of super giant mosquitoes breaking the sound barrier?!
The wind from the Honkai Beasts in the sky was hitting their faces. Everyone's gaze was fixed on the first Honkai Beast as it… charged towards the Nagazora Bridge.
"BOOM—!!" With a muffled thud, the Seraph-Class Honkai Beast suddenly accelerated again in mid-air, leaving a white trail of vapor behind it. It then dived straight into the bridge pillars on both sides.
Its strange wings were razor sharp, and combined with its speed as it broke the sound barrier, the thick steel cables that supported the bridge were cut in an instant, and fell like broken strings.
Shu was dumbstruck as he watched it all. Otto's face had also become grim.
Those Honkai Beasts could cut through those steel cables… What about humans…? No, this couldn't be measured with human standards. The steel and cement buildings would probably be breached in an instant, and there were so many of them…
"BOOM—! BOOM—!" As if to confirm Otto's speculation, countless explosions sounded. They rushed toward the bridge, the steel cables were cut in midair and they were dragged down on the bridge with the Honkai beasts.
Then, Shu saw countless Seraph-Class Honkai beasts form a torrent and smash into a section of the bridge.
The first Seraph-Class Honkai Beast crashed on the bridge deck, embedding itself in the surface. But under the relentless attacks of the Honkai Beasts, the Nagazora Bridge, Nagazora City's most iconic bridge, finally became a casualty of civilization, and broke down.
"The Nagazora Bridge… is Collapse?" Kiana stared blankly at the scene. She rubbed her eyes and looked again, but it was still the same scene. "How could this happen…?"
"Why are they attacking the structures?" Fu Hua said, her expression serious.
Shu stared blankly and could only shake his head. "I don't know… I don't know!" This is so different from my memories!! These Honkai Beasts were supposed to be the weakest! Why are they so powerful?!
Wait… A scene suddenly flashed through Shu's mind. It was a CG from the beginning of the game. They had also been a swarm of Seraph-Class Honkai Beasts, moving at a supersonic speed…
His attention had been on Kiana, who had been attacking her allies for some reason!
Thinking about it, it seemed that Shu could find the Honkai Beast's actual abilities in the corners of those CGs... So the problem wasn't with the Honkai Beasts?!
No, what am I thinking?!
Shu hit his chaotic mind, and then slapped the driver's seat. "Otto! Stop spacing out! Let's go!"
Otto glanced at Shu with a panicked expression and shook his head. "Don't struggle. We can't escape. Let's just hope those fast-moving guys don't have good dynamic vision... Don't you know that?"
That last question had Shu unable to say anything. He could only stay silent and watch as the Seraph-Class Honkai Beasts continued to fly overhead. It was like they would never end.
On the horizon, a fire was gradually forming. It vaguely created the shape of a building.
That was the military base they were heading to. It was now already occupied by the Honkai beasts.
The bridge in front of them continued to collapse, with sounds of destruction, and the screeching of bending metal constantly echoing. Finally, the sound of the Honkai Beasts from the sky gradually faded.
They looked up, watching the last Seraph-Class Honkai Beast in shock, before watching the last section of the bridge collapse.
At this moment, everyone understood why they were called Honkai. As they stared at the completely destroyed Nagazora Bridge, Otto slowly started the pickup and drove away from the only path that led to the outside world.
On the way, everyone was quiet. Even Kiana and Kallen were quiet and kept their heads down.
Shu looked up at the sky. The thick black clouds had been ripped apart by the Honkai Beasts, and the moonlight that had been hidden behind them had finally reappeared.
It was a crimson full moon.
"Honkai… we… can we really…?" Shu leaned back against the rails, looking lost.
"We can!"
"As long as we don't give up, then we can!"
"Heh, at least we're not dead yet."
"We'll find a way!"
"This is not the time to undermine our morale."
Shu: "…" I muttered one sentence, and all five of you answered so quickly… Otto, you're not responding because you're worried about something, right?
Although he was speechless, that heavy and stifling feeling had finally faded away. Shu took a long breath, and whispered at the night, "I just feel like everything I do is bad luck…"
Everyone was silent for a moment, before Otto finally responded to Shu.
"Our luck should change." Otto looked to the side and slowly stopped the car. "It has to, eventually."
Shu froze. He quickly scanned the area. "What's wrong? Did something else happen?"
Everyone was confused, except Kiana, who suddenly frowned. She sniffed the air and then smiled excitedly, "Ah! It's Mei's scent!!"
Shu: "?"
Shu quickly took a deep breath, and was almost knocked out by the faint smell of rot in the air.
"How did you smell that?" Shu looked at Kiana in exasperation. Kiana had already jumped out of the car and ran excitedly toward a building on the side of the road.
"Because Mei is Mei!" As she left, she shouted back, leaving Shu even more puzzled.
What does "Mei is Mei" even mean?!
Shu looked at the others for help. Himeko could only smile, "Perhaps, this is… true love?"
Shu: |"...ಠ_ಠ"
"Kiana!" Shu's heart started to beat fast for an unknown reason as he watched Kiana run into the darkness. After pondering for a moment, Shu jumped out of the car and chased after her. "Slow down!"
In the driver's seat, Otto's face suddenly changed. He looked through the rearview mirror.
Then, a familiar roar rang out.